Well, these games hurt badly. The Astros did everything they could to win the series opener at Yankee Stadium, but the Yankees struck first this time after snatching a 7-6 win off the Astros. Closer Ryan Pressly fell off the Earth and blew a three-run lead in the ninth as Aaron Hicks swatted the fourth three-run home run of the contest and Aaron Judge hit a walk-off single to end it.
Until the ninth, it was a beautiful game for Houston. The Astros were shining in their return to the Bronx and were led by a solid pitching performance from Framber Valdez plus two three-run shots by Alex Bregman and Yordan Álvarez for his 22nd dinger of the campaign.